Could Apple Be Your Next Phone Company? — Apple's plans to once again change the dynamics of the mobile world are becoming clearer. Bloomberg reported today that the device maker has plans for a universal SIM card that I first reported on in October, and Apple is seeking a way to make it possible …

Advanced sign-in security for your Google account — Has anyone you know ever lost control of an email account and inadvertently sent spam—or worse—to their friends and family? There are plenty of examples (like the classic “Mugged in London” scam) that demonstrate why it's important …

Despite Leave, Jobs Keeps a Hand on Apple — Three weeks into a medical leave he took “to focus on my health,” Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs is staying closely involved in the company's strategic decisions and product development, according to people familiar with the matter.

Facebook Unifies UI As It Rolls Out New Design For ‘Pages’ — Back in December Facebook unveiled a significant redesign to user profiles, which now feature a handful of photos at the top of the page, new sections for featuring your family members and best friends, and some other mostly-cosmetic tweaks.

eHarmony Hacked — Online dating giant eHarmony has begun urging many users to change their passwords, after being alerted by KrebsOnSecurity.com to a potential security breach of customer information. The individual responsible for all the ruckus is an Argentinian hacker …

Please Twitter, Don't Sell to Google or Facebook — According to sources quoted by the Wall Street Journal in a story published late Wednesday night, Twitter has been having what the paper called “low-level” discussions about a possible acquisition by either Google or Facebook, at a valuation of between $8 billion and $10 billion.

Making search yours — For years people have talked about personalized search as the next evolution of our amazing technology. Over the years, the biggest obstacle facing search engineers is the simple fact that human behavior is not predictable. Don't get us wrong, people can be creatures …

Microsoft's woes: It's a Windows-eat-Windows world — Pardon the wordplay on “dog-eat-dog world,” but as you'll see it applies perfectly to what is going on with Windows in the desktop OS space. — Because there are several interesting things going on. Some quite expected, others not so much.

Twitter for Android - new and improved — Twitter for Android is one of the fastest growing Twitter applications. Six months ago, it wasn't among the top 10 most-used Twitter applications. However, in the last two months, usage has doubled, and now it's among the top five …

Livestand from Yahoo! - Your Digital Newsstand — The way we access and experience the Web is changing every day. By 2013, more than one billion Internet-enabled mobile devices are projected to be in circulation—that equals more than half the total pool of Internet users today.

PayPal's Micropayment Solution Opens to the Public — Online payment company PayPal has opened up its micropayment solution to “game developers, media publishers, or anyone interested in selling digital content on a global scale.” The solution was first announced last October when the company …

Pure Digital CEO Leaving Cisco; Was Flip Deal a Flop? — Updated. Pure Digital CEO Jonathan Kaplan will be leaving Cisco on Friday, less than two years after Cisco bought the maker of the Flip video camera franchise for a cool $590 million. According to the company, as part of the reshuffling …

Developing Facebook's New Photo Viewer — When we looked to revamp the Photos experience, we faced many challenges. While Photos is one of the most core experiences on Facebook, with over 100 million photos uploaded per day, it's supported by some of the oldest code in the system and was in dire need of an upgrade.

Snapshot of an Apple flash crash — What triggered the sell-off that knocked $10 billion off the company's market cap? Something happened to Apple's (AAPL) share price Thursday afternoon that has investors still scratching their heads. The stock, which had been sailing along near …

500 Startups Announces First Class Of New Incubator Program — Six months ago 500 Startups, the angel fund headed by Dave McClure, started investing in dozens of startups — they're now up to around 90 investments. And today the fund is announcing an incubator program similar in many ways to Y Combinator …

Mobile Insiders Say Apple's iAds Are “Hurting” — Apple's iAds are hitting a rough spot. Across the board, several developers I've spoken to confirm that “fill rates” for iAds dropped drastically after the New Year and have yet to recover. The fill rate—what percentage of the ad inventory …